Calvary Cemetery (Queens)

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Calvary Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery in Sunnyside, Maspeth, and Woodside, Queens, in New York City, United States. With about three million burials, it has the largest number of interments of any cemetery in the United States. Established in 1848, Calvary Cemetery covers 365 acres (148 ha) and is owned by the Archdiocese of New York and managed by the Trustees of St. Patrick's Cathedral. Calvary Cemetery is divided into four sections, spread across the neighborhoods of Sunnyside, Maspeth and Woodside. The oldest, First Calvary, is also called "Old Calvary". The Second, Third and Fourth sections to the east are all considered part of "New Calvary".

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